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Sleigh.

Patented Nov. 9, 1869.

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H R. HAWKINS.

Sleigh.

Patented Nov. 9, 1869.

7% wi /W R, wAsumm' H. R. HAWKINS, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIG-NOR T0 HIMSELF AND THOMAS H. DODGE, ORWOROESTER, MASSACHUSETTS Letters Patent No. 96,589, dated November 9, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN SLEDS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same Know all men by these presents That I, H. R. HAWKINS, of Akron, in the county of Summit, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds; and I'do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved sled;

1lgigure 2 represents a side view of my improved 5 e 1 Figure 3 represents a plan view;

Figure 4 represents a rear View;

Figure 5 represents a section of one of the knees on line A B, fig. 2;

Figure 6 represents a plan view of the forward runners, with a somewhat difi'erent attachment of the pole; and

Figure 7 represents a side view of the p0le-attach-- ment, shown in. fig. 6.

Toenablc those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs, to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe it more in detail. 7

In the drawings, the part marked A is therear beam, and B the forward beam, to the ends of which are attached the metallic knees G, by means of which the beams are suppor ed uponthe runners D.

The runners D are formed-cf wood or metal, and

are curved up attheir forwardends in the usual manner, and have fastened. thereto wooden raves, b, that extend back to the knees O, to'which their rear ends I are secured.

The bottom parts or seats of thekneesO are made the same width as the thickness of the runners D, upon which they rest, the top corners of the latter being bevelled at'an angle of thirty or forty degrees,

to receive the flanges 0, formed at either side along the seat of the knee 0, whereby a firm bearing 'is ob tained upon the top of the runners, and at the same time an equally secure bearing laterally.

The knees C are secured to the runners D by screws or bolts (1, at each end of the seats, and are also provided with cylindrical tops, f, of considerable length,

.which are arranged transversely to the runners D, as

and displacing the bands 9 and h, or the projections maybe 'on the under side of the beams, and correspondingdepressions in thetop of the knees.

. The grooves-in the beams are furnished with metal -lic linings, n, to prevent excessive wearing ,of the parts.

Beneath the cylindrical tops f are square holes, formedin the knees 0, through which are passed the tenons a, on the rear ends of the raves b, where they are secured by pins 7:, that are inserted in holes' formed for that purpose through thetenonsa, just back of the knees C.

will be seen that the runners are free to rise and fall at their front ends in passing over uneven surfaces.

The raves b are made wider at their rear ends, where they rest against the knees G, acting as a brace, thereby formingavery stiff and durable connection.

Upon the rear beam A is mounted a bolster,E, and upon the front beam B, a rocker, F, whichis pivoted to the beam B, by a king-bolt, G, suitable metallic plates being attached to the beamand rocker to prevent rapid wearing away of the parts.

The ends of the rocker F and bolster E are bevelled ofi' on their lower sides, thereby leaving sufficient spac'eto lay a pole across from the front to the rear beam, upon which'to rest skids when loading logs or lumber, a convenience which has been lacking in sleds, as heretofore constructed. I

Holes are formed in the ends of the rocker and bolster, in which are placed the stakes H.

The rocker F and bolster E are joined by a reachbar, I, which is braced at its sides from the bolster E by hounds K, as shown in the drawings.

Metallic plates, J, are secured to the top and bottom of the hounds, between which the reach I passes, and is secured by a bolt,- s.

By taking out the bolt 5, the rear portion of the sled may be moved orward or back, to adjust the slide to dili'erent lengths, holes, it, being formed at different places through the reach, to receive the bolt 8.

The hounds K are braced by rods L, from the lower sideof the beam A,'so that the draught will be equally distributed, and from the reach I, a brace, M, extends to the lower side of the beam B, where it is furnishedwith an eye, to fit onto the lower end of the king-bolt G, and there retained by a key inserted inthe end ofthe bolt G.

The pole N is attached to a cross-bar. or roll, 0, that is placed across between the forward runners, to which it is secured by ring-bolts, P, one of which is fixed in the end of the roll 0, and the other in the runner D, as fully indicated in the drawings.v

The pole may also be attached in the manner shown:

in figs. 6 and 7, wherein a bow, Q, is fi-amed and braced to the front beam B and the pole N, pivoted between the forward ends It, as fully shown.

By this arrangement, the forward runners. are lefia free, as is the case with the rear runners, and the weight of the double-trees is placed upon the sled, thereby making the pole very light.

' Having described my improvement in sleds,

What I claim therein as new, and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination of the metallic knees and their cylindrical tops or projections f, with the grooved beams A B, (with or without their metallic liningpieces 11,) and the clasps or other binding-devices, for holding together said knees and beams, substantially as shownand described.

2. The construction of the metallic knee with a projection to" enter a corresponding recess in the beam, or

with a recess to receive a corresponding projection on the beam, and with a mortise to receive the tenon of the rave b, as and for the purposes described.

3. The combination of the beams and the runners with the metallic knees, connected with and held to .saidparts, substantially in the manner shown and set H. R. HAWKINS.

and described.

Witnesses It. S. BEAN, W. L. CLARKE. 

